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264 S. 16th Street Philadelpiha, PA (215) 545-7005

Menu

vegetarian = vegetarian vegan = vegan

Starters

Cheese Plate 18

Today's Trio of Cheese:


***Cayuga Blue***

(Lively Run Goat Dairy, NY)

(Goat, Raw)

Aged for 2 months. A mixed milk bleu inspired by the classic French Roquefort.


***Fresh Chèvre***

(Goat Rodeo Farm, Allison Park, PA)

(Goat, Pasteurized)

Smooth and creamy with notes of sun warmed fields and a hint of lemon.


***Highlander***

(Calkins Creamery, Honesdale, PA)

(Cow, Raw)

Baby Gouda. Semi hard. Named for the farm, Highlander is their creamiest cheese. It is encased in red cheesewax, then aged a minimum of 60 days.


Served with house-made jams, Green Meadow Farm raw honey & seasonal fruit, our house-made pickles & pickled mustard seed.

Chicken Fingers 12

House-made, lager-battered, golden fried chicken fingers.  Served with mild barbecue sauce

Chicken Liver Mousse 12

with pickled mustard seeds, house-made jam, pickled apple, chives, and toasted sourdough bread.

Lamb Meatballs 11

3 lamb meatballs, cauliflower puree, kimchi-tahini, cucumber and onion relish

Lion's Mane Mushroom Cake 15 vegetarian

This umami-laden mushroom patty (lion's mane mushrooms from Mycopolitan) resembles a crab cake in appearance and texture, but the flavor is all earth. Pan seared and served over a bed of local, lightly dressed arugula. Topped with our samurai sauce made with house mayo, sambal, and créme fraiche.

Monk's Flemish Seared Scallops 24

Sea scallops cooked to medium with a beurre rouge sauce (Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale, red wine vinegar, shallots, and butter)

Pommes Frites 6

Our award winning fresh-cut, double-fried frites. Served with Monk's world-famous bourbon mayonnaise for dipping

Smoked Trout Dip 11

Smoked trout spread topped with caper and onion relish. Served with sliced baguette

Spanish Flies 15

Very spicy chicken wings tossed with our chipotle and Carolina Reaper pepper sauce. We do offer barbecue sauce for the less adventurous. Served with a side order of our famous frites

Salads

Baby Green Salad 7

Organic greens with our Monk's Flemish Sour Ale vinaigrette
ADD Goat Cheese for 3  ADD Chicken Breast 9

Caesar 9

Romaine lettuce tossed in our tangy caesar dressing and topped with croutons
ADD Chicken Breast 9

Monk's Duck Salad 23

Organic greens with duck breast (grilled medium/medium rare), goat cheese, spicy walnuts & Monk's Flemish Sour Ale soaked craisins *contains walnuts

Octopus Salad 17

Local greens, local Sungold tomatoes, olives, nectarines, octopus, basil-lemon vinaigrette & spicy croutons

Mussels

All Mussels served with Pommes Frites (about a pound and a half of mussels per pot)    22

Brussels

Gaffel Kolsch, fumet, tomato sauce, chopped Castelvetrano olives, capers, garlic & Herbs de Provence

Ghent

Ommegang Hennepin, fumet, caramelized leeks, bacon, bleu cheese, garlic & parsley

Monks

Allagash White, fumet, garlic & parsley

Red Light

Belgian golden ale, fumet, toasted chili de arbol broth, garlic & parsley *contains soy

Thai Curry

Monk's Flemish Sour, fumet, Thai red curry, coconut milk, garlic & basil

Burgers

All are served on a buttery Baker Street Bread brioche and bottom buns have our home-made mayo (contains eggs). Burger, Chicken Breast & Vegan Burger. (Vegan bun available upon request.) Served with Pommes Frites or Side Salad.

Burger 18
Chicken Breast 16
Veggie Burger 16 vegetarian

can be made vegan

Burger Toppings

Bruges

sauteed mushrooms & gruyere

Brussels

bacon & cheddar

Cheddy

Classic Cooper Sharp cheese & pickled red onion

Ghent

broccoli rabe & cheddar 

Monk's

caramelized leeks & bleu cheese

Trappist

goat cheese, lettuce, tomato & raw onion

Sandwiches

Duck Salad Sandwich 18

Our award winning salad served sandwich style on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Baby greens with duck breast grilled to medium rare, goat cheese, spicy walnuts and Monk's Flemish Sour Ale soaked craisins. Served with a side baby green salad *contains nuts

Hot Italian Sausage Sandwich 15

Served on a long roll with house made mustard, pickled peppers and sautéed onions


Pulled Pork Sandwich 16

Spicy pork slow cooked in Belgian brown ale, served with slaw and BBQ sauce on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Served with a side baby green salad. *contains soy

Seitan Cheese Steak 16 vegetarian

Michael's seitan (wheat meat) sauteed with onions, mushrooms and gruyere cheese. Served on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Served with a side baby green salad (VEGETARIAN) CAN BE MADE VEGAN: Daiya dairy-free "mozzarella" upon request

Main Plates

Pork Belly 18

Braised pork belly with cannellini beans & kale in a tomato broth with a stone fruit chutney

Roasted Half Chicken 25

Half a roasted chicken, local asparagus, duck fat roasted potatoes, chicken jus

Squash & Mushrooms 22 vegan

Marinated & grilled Costata Romanesco squash and local mushrooms with a corn purée, pickled ramps, and fried sunchokes

Steak Frites Salad 24

5oz marinated flat iron steak over dressed greens served with our pommes frites

Dessert

Blueberry Lemon Tart 12

fresh blueberries baked in a lemon brown butter custard with a sweet pastry shell

Bourbon Pecan Tart 12

gooey bourbon spiked filling, pate brisee shell and pecan pieces, served warm.

Chocolate Créme Brülée 12

vanilla créme brülée filling, chocolate espresso bean pastry, chocolate-espresso ganache

Key Lime Tart 12

fresh Key Lime curd in a sweet pasty shell topped with homemade whipped cream

Plum Almond Tart 12

fresh plums and sliced almonds in a sweet pastry shell

Strawberry Cheesecake 12

creamy cheesecake with fresh strawberries, whipped cream and a graham cracker crust

CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS